The world champions will take on the second ranked Ireland in two Tests this month, with the first match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named his team to take on Ireland in the first of two Tests at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday.
Siya Kolisi, who plays his club rugby for Racing 92 in Paris, will captain the side from the side of the scrum and is joined in the back row by Pieter-Steph du Toit and Kwagga Smith at No 8.
In the other key selections, Erasmus has opted to go with Handre Pollard at flyhalf and Faf de Klerk at scrumhalf.
Bongi Mbonambi has also won the battle for the No 2 jersey, with Malcolm Marx on the bench.
All 15 starters featured prominently for the Boks at last year’s World Cup in France.
On the bench, Bulls prop Gerhard Steenekamp gets a chance to earn a second Test cap, while Grant Williams and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who made his debut against Wales two weekends ago, are the only two backs replacements.
